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Unravelling the Methodology of Causal Pluralism 揭示因果多元主义的方法论
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2008-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82174
Anton Froeyman, L. Vreese
In this paper we try t o b ring some c larification in the r ecent d ebate o n ca usal p luralism. Our first aim is to clarify what it means to have a pluralistic theory of causation and to articulate the criteria by means of which a certain theory of causation can or cannot qualify as a pluralistic theory of causation . W e als o show that there i s curre ntly no theory on the market which meets the se cr iteria, and therefore no full-blown pluralistic theory of causation exists. Because of this, we offer a general strategy by means of which pluralistic theories of causation can be developed.
在本文中,我们试图在最近的争论中澄清一些关于可能的互惠主义的问题。我们的第一个目标是澄清拥有多元因果理论的意义,并阐明某种因果理论是否有资格成为多元因果理论的标准。我们还表明,目前没有任何关于市场的理论符合上述标准,因此不存在完整的多元因果关系理论。正因为如此,我们提供了一个总体策略,通过它可以发展多元的因果关系理论。
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Since Heaven has not yet Destroyed this Culture, what Can the Men of Kuang Do to me?”: Cosmological Confucianism and the Development of Science 既然上天还没有毁灭这种文化,匡人又能把我怎么样呢?《宇宙学儒学与科学发展》
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2008-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82167
Bart Dessein
This article addresses the issue how, in traditiona l Chinese society in which Confucianism held a dominant position, philosophy was organized in ‘schools of thought,’ how these schools remained relatively sta ble ‘transmitters of wisdom,’ and how they dealt with ‘science’. More precisely, it is argued that the kind of ‘cosmological Confucianism’ that became the state o rthodoxy of imperial China is a kind of correlative thinking that accepts a cl ose relation between the natural and the political world. In a context in which ‘phi losophers’ increasingly became advisors to the political elite in their performing of their duties of maintaining cosmic order, the ruling elite came to depend on th e advice of these ‘philoso* The author is professor Chinese language and cultu re at Ghent University. He is indebted to Erik Weber for his invitation to contri bute to this issue, and to the anonymous reader for his/her comments and suggestions.
本文探讨的问题是,在儒家占据主导地位的中国传统社会中,哲学是如何被组织成“思想流派”的,这些学派是如何保持相对稳定的“智慧传播者”,以及它们是如何处理“科学”的。更确切地说,这种成为帝制中国正统的“宇宙学儒学”是一种接受自然世界与政治世界密切联系的关联思维。在“哲学哲学家”越来越多地成为政治精英履行维护宇宙秩序职责的顾问的背景下,统治精英开始依赖这些“哲学家”的建议。本文作者是根特大学中国语言和文化教授。他感谢埃里克·韦伯邀请他为这一期撰稿,也感谢那位匿名读者的评论和建议。
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引用次数: 1
Revisionary and Descriptive Metaphysics 修正与描述形而上学
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2008-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82172
M. Keinänen
The goal of formal ontological inquiry is to reveal the categorial str ucture of the mind-independent reality. In the first part of this article, I criticiz e t wo popular ways to study the categorial structure, Strong and Weak Modelling. In the second part of the article (secs. 3-5), I present my positive account. The systematic description of the different kinds of entities ass umed by our commonsense conceptions (Descriptive Metaphysics) forms a starting-point of the study of the categorial structure of t he world. However, it is the task of Revisionary Metaphysics to see k for the best conception of the categorial structure. Revisionary Metaphysics proceeds as testing alternative c onceptions of the categorial structure (different categorial schemes). The main new contribution of the article is to propose certain general principles for the comparison of such alternative conceptions.
形式本体论探究的目的是揭示独立于心灵的实在的范畴结构。在本文的第一部分,我批判了研究范畴结构的两种流行的方法:强模型和弱模型。在文章的第二部分(下文)。3-5),我提出我的积极帐户。对我们的常识性概念所假定的不同种类实体的系统描述(描述性形而上学)是研究世界范畴结构的起点。然而,修正形而上学的任务是把k看作是范畴结构的最佳概念。修正形而上学是在检验范畴结构(不同的范畴方案)的备选概念的过程中进行的。本文的主要新贡献是为比较这些不同概念提出了某些一般原则。
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引用次数: 1
Regiomontanus and Chinese Mathematics 区域与中国数学
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2008-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82169
Albrecht Heeffer
This paper critically assesses the claim by Gavin Menzies that Regiomontanus knew about the Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) through the Shu shū Jiǔ zhāng (SSJZ) written in 1247. Menzies uses this among many others arguments for his controversial theory that a large fleet of Chinese vessels visited Italy in the first half of the 15th century. We first refute that Regiomontanus used the method from the SSJZ. CRT problems appear in earlier European arithmetic and can be solved by the method of the Sun Zi, as did Fibonacci. Secondly, we pro-vide evidence that remainder problems were treated within the European abbaco tradition independently of the CRT method. Finally, we discuss the role of recre-ational mathematics for the oral dissemination of sub-scientific knowledge.
本文批判性地评价了Gavin Menzies关于Regiomontanus通过写于1247年的《书经集》zhāng (SSJZ)知道中国剩余定理(CRT)的说法。孟席斯在许多其他论据中使用了这一论据来支持他的有争议的理论,即15世纪上半叶,一支庞大的中国船队访问了意大利。我们首先反驳了Regiomontanus使用了SSJZ的方法。CRT问题出现在早期的欧洲算术中,可以用《孙子》的方法来解决,斐波那契也是如此。其次,我们提供的证据表明,剩余的问题是在欧洲传统的烟草处理独立的CRT方法。最后,我们讨论了娱乐数学对亚科学知识口头传播的作用。
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引用次数: 1
The Debate between Causal Realism and Causal Constructivism: Metaphilosophical Reflections 因果实在论与因果建构论之争:元哲学反思
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2008-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82173
E. Weber
In this paper I discuss, from a metaphilosophical point of view, the debate between causal realism and causal constructivism. First , I argue that the debate, if it is couche d in the general terms as it is t raditionally done , re sts on a false di lemma. Then I argue that the debate must be disentangled into several more specific debates in order to be interesting.
本文从形而上学的角度探讨了因果实在论与因果建构论之间的争论。首先,我认为这场辩论,如果按照传统的方式进行一般的表述,是建立在一个错误的两难推理之上的。然后我认为,为了有趣,辩论必须分解成几个更具体的辩论。
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引用次数: 9
Brain and Nerve Stimulation for Mood Enhancement 大脑和神经刺激改善情绪
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2007-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82182
D. De Ridder
Enhancing brain activity and function is a very ancient practice which is usua lly accom plished by taking illegal drugs. Prescription medication is becoming more commonly used as a means of enhancing mood, and recently, it has become possible to modulate mood by applying magnetic (TMS) or electrica l current to the brain (tDCS, implanted electrodes) or by training the brain to work at predetermined oscillations (neurofeedback). A summary of the available neuromodulation techniques will be p resented associated with data from human subjects implanted with cortical and/or subcutaneous electrodes that demonstrate the potential for electrical neuro-enhancement. 1. The neurobiology of mood and emotion Mood can be defined as a relatively lasting emotional or affective state. Mood and emotion differ in that mood lasts longer than an emotion, is less specific, often less intense, and less likely to be triggered by a particular stimulus or event. Mood can be considered a normal physiological affective state generated by the brain. Mood disorders, a pathological emotional state, are disabling disturbances of mood or emotion. They most likely result from a failure to regulate mood (Johnstone et al, 2007). Major depression, for instance, can be described as a failure to regulate negative emotions. This is similar to fear, a physiological emotional state, and anxiety disorder, a pathological state, where a failure to regulate fear circuits leads to anxiety even though objective information about the outside world may indicate that the situation is not dangerous (LeDoux, 2003). Major depression is usually characterized by persistent mood states such as
增强大脑活动和功能是一种非常古老的做法,通常是通过服用非法药物来实现的。处方药越来越多地被用作改善情绪的手段,最近,通过对大脑施加磁刺激(TMS)或电流(tDCS,植入电极)或通过训练大脑在预定的振荡下工作(神经反馈)来调节情绪已经成为可能。现有神经调节技术的总结将与植入皮层和/或皮下电极的人类受试者的数据相关联,这些数据证明了神经电增强的潜力。1. 情绪可以被定义为一种相对持久的情绪或情感状态。情绪和情绪的不同之处在于,情绪比情绪持续的时间更长,不那么具体,通常不那么强烈,不太可能被特定的刺激或事件触发。情绪可以被认为是大脑产生的一种正常的生理情感状态。情绪障碍是一种病态的情绪状态,是情绪或情绪的致残性紊乱。它们很可能是由于无法调节情绪造成的(Johnstone et al, 2007)。例如,重度抑郁症可以被描述为无法控制负面情绪。这类似于恐惧(一种生理情绪状态)和焦虑障碍(一种病理状态),在这种状态下,即使有关外部世界的客观信息可能表明情况并不危险,但未能调节恐惧回路也会导致焦虑(LeDoux, 2003)。重度抑郁症通常以持续的情绪状态为特征,如
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引用次数: 1
Can Successful Mood Enhancement Make Us Less Happy? 成功的情绪提升会让我们更不快乐吗?
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2007-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82184
B. Brülde
The main question is whether chemically induced mood enhancement is (if successful) likely to make us happier, or whether it may rather have detrimental effects on our long-term happiness. This question is divided into three: (i) What effects are mood-enhancing drugs likely to have on the long-term happiness of the person who takes these drugs? (ii) How would these drugs affect the happiness of the immediate environment of the people who take them, e.g. children or spouses? (iii) What effects would a wide-spread use of mood-enhancing drugs have on society as a whole, and how would this affect the long-term happiness of its citizens? My answers to these questions are very tentative, partly because we know too little about what non-hedonic effects these drugs can be expected to have. It is possible that these drugs would have detrimental effects on some determinants of happiness, however, e.g. marriage and friendship, social and physical activity, rational problem-solving and mental effectiveness, political participation and interpersonal trust. But on the other hand, there are also a number of determinants of happiness that might be positively affected by a wide-spread and frequent use of mood-enhancing drugs.
主要的问题是,化学诱导的情绪增强(如果成功的话)是否会让我们更快乐,或者它是否会对我们的长期幸福感产生有害影响。这个问题分为三个部分:(i)增强情绪的药物可能对服用这些药物的人的长期幸福感有什么影响?(ii)这些药物会如何影响服用者的直接环境,例如孩子或配偶的幸福?(iii)广泛使用改善情绪的药物会对整个社会产生什么影响,这将如何影响其公民的长期幸福?我对这些问题的回答是非常试探性的,部分原因是我们对这些药物可能产生的非享乐效应知之甚少。然而,这些药物可能会对幸福的某些决定因素产生不利影响,例如婚姻和友谊、社会和身体活动、理性解决问题和心理有效性、政治参与和人际信任。但另一方面,也有一些幸福的决定因素可能受到广泛和频繁使用的情绪增强药物的积极影响。
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引用次数: 1
Happy-people-pills and Prosocial Behaviour 快乐药丸和亲社会行为
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2007-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82187
M. Walker
There is evidence from the empirical sciences that ‘happiness’ – understood in the social scientists’ sense of ‘positive affect’– leads to prosocial behaviour: the happiest amongst us are more likely to help others. There is also scientific evidence of a genetic component to positive affect: genetic differences can account for some of the observed variances in positive affect. Let us think of ‘happy-people-pills’ as pharmacological agents, modeled on those with a genetic predisposition for high levels of positive affect, which will promote positive moods and em otions in ‘normally’ happy persons . It is argued that if we want to increase prosocial behaviour then we should (other things being equal) promote the use of happy-people-pills. Since we should inc rease prosocial behaviour, we should (other things being equal) promote the use of happy-people-pills. In a short paper like this, I cannot possibly show that everything else is equal. How ever, I hope to establish at least a prima facie case for policy that permits the creation and distribution of happy-people-pills. Perhaps one of the more surprising results of the explosion of scientific interest in happiness is the discovery of a causally symmetrical relationship between happiness and helping others (prosocial behaviour). That is, the happiest amongst us are more likely to engage in prosocial behaviour, and those who engage in prosocial activities are more likely to be happy. This causal symmetry suggests tantalizing prospects for ethics and policy. On the one hand, if we could encourage people to be more prosocial then the causal symmetry finding suggests people will be happier. On the other hand, if we can use the results of the scientific investigation of happiness to make it easier for people to be happy, then prosocial behaviour should increase. In this paper we will examine the idea that it may be possible to boost happiness by utilizing another surprising result from contemporary happiness research: genetics. Genetics play a large role in the level of individual happiness. I will
有来自经验科学的证据表明,“幸福”——用社会科学家的“积极影响”来理解——会导致亲社会行为:我们中最快乐的人更有可能帮助他人。也有科学证据表明,积极情绪有遗传因素:遗传差异可以解释积极情绪中观察到的一些差异。让我们把“快乐药丸”想象成药理学药剂,仿照那些具有高水平积极情绪遗传倾向的人,这将促进“正常”快乐的人的积极情绪和情绪。有人认为,如果我们想增加亲社会行为,那么我们应该(在其他条件相同的情况下)推广使用快乐药丸。既然我们应该增加亲社会行为,我们就应该(在其他条件相同的情况下)推广使用快乐药丸。在这样一篇简短的论文中,我不可能证明其他一切都是相同的。无论如何,我希望至少为允许制造和分发快乐药丸的政策建立一个初步的案例。也许科学对幸福的兴趣激增带来的一个更令人惊讶的结果是发现了幸福和帮助他人(亲社会行为)之间的因果对称关系。也就是说,我们中最快乐的人更有可能从事亲社会行为,而那些从事亲社会活动的人更有可能快乐。这种因果对称暗示了伦理和政策的诱人前景。一方面,如果我们能鼓励人们变得更亲社会,那么因果对称的发现表明人们会更快乐。另一方面,如果我们能利用幸福的科学调查结果使人们更容易快乐,那么亲社会行为应该会增加。在这篇论文中,我们将研究这样一种观点,即利用当代幸福研究的另一个令人惊讶的结果来提高幸福感是可能的:遗传学。基因在个人幸福水平上起着很大的作用。我将
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引用次数: 4
Should We Enhance Self-esteem? 我们应该增强自尊吗?
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2007-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82186
Rebecca Roache
The conviction that high self-esteem is beneficial both to the individual and to society in general has been perv asive both in acade mia and in po pular culture. If it is in deed beneficial, it is a prime candidate for pharmacological enhancement. There is evidence to suggest, however, that the benefits of high self-esteem to the individual have been exaggerated; and that there are few - if any - social benefits. With this evidence in mind, I consider in what ways high self-esteem is valuable , and suggest how enhancement could play a role in maximizing its valuable aspects.
高自尊对个人和整个社会都有益的信念在学术界和大众文化中都很普遍。如果它确实有益,它是药理学增强的主要候选者。然而,有证据表明,高自尊对个人的好处被夸大了;而且,如果有的话,社会福利也很少。有了这些证据,我考虑了高自尊在哪些方面是有价值的,并建议增强如何在最大化其有价值的方面发挥作用。
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引用次数: 2
Critical Remarks on Shortcuts to Happiness: the Relevance of Effort and Pain 《通往幸福的捷径:努力与痛苦的相关性
Q4 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2007-01-02 DOI: 10.21825/philosophica.82185
Valérie DE PRYCKER
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